Bhagavad Gītā, Chapter 6, Class 199

In this essential class on Dhyāna Yoga, Acharya Tadany illuminated Krishna’s profound teaching of the “middle path” (madhya mārga) in verse 6.16–17 as the indispensable foundation for successful meditation and spiritual liberation:

Extremes in eating, sleeping, or activity, whether overindulgence or severe deprivation, destroy both physical health and mental clarity, preventing the mind from attaining the steady focus required for true yoga. 

Acharya Tadany exposed the modern crises of overeating (now a global epidemic treated with pharmaceuticals) and addictive behaviours enabled by instant gratification, contrasting them with the ancient wisdom of filling the stomach only halfway with solids, a quarter with liquids, and leaving a quarter empty for proper digestion, while warning that excessive fasting equally disrupts meditation by causing weakness and distraction. 

Emphasising that moderation is not compromise but the only sustainable path, Acharya Tadany connected external disciplines (bahiraṅga sādhanāni) like educated eating and balanced sleep to the internal practices (antaraṅga sādhanāni) of meditation, revealing that a stable body supports a stable mind capable of witnessing thoughts without attachment.

Acharya Tadany also introduced the aghamarṣaṇa sūkta recited during ritual bathing as a powerful practice for cleansing physical, emotional, and karmic impurities. 

The final message was uncompromising: in a world pushing extremes of consumption and deprivation, Krishna’s call to yukta (balanced) living in every aspect—food, rest, work, and recreation—is the practical key that transforms ordinary life into a continuous spiritual practice, creating the inner conditions for lasting peace (nitya-śānti) and eventual liberation.

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